Electric Dreams: Technology makeover
Let our interactive take you on an electric trip down memory lane.
Let our interactive take you on an electric trip down memory lane.
- Duration: 10 mins
- Published on: Thursday 25th June 2009
- Introductory Level
- Posted under: History of Technology
Take a trip down the memory tunnel
Inside the time machine
The last 40 years have seen technological advances reshape and revolutionise our world. In a groundbreaking three-part TV project, a typical family will experience these... Read more : Inside the time machine
Family vs technology
Have advances in technology ruined family life? Elizabeth Silva, Professor in Sociology at The Open University, discusses in this interview for Ozone magazine Read more : Family vs technology
Evan Davis on... technology
Featuring:
Coming up with new ideas is one thing, but as Evan Davis, presenter of The Bottom Line, points out, it doesn’t stop there. You need... Watch now: Evan Davis on... technology
Techno-flops
As technology continues to progress at speed, Ian Johnston reminds us of some of the techno-flops of the past Read more : Techno-flops
Passionate about technology?
The Open University has Engineering and Technology courses you might be interested in - try Engineering The Future, which takes you from design concepts through to manufacture, or the online course Design Thinking: Creativity for the 21st Century.
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